It was, unfortunately, one of those weeks where it didn’t rain but pour. RIP to these legends:
- Author Julie Garwood
- Actor Treat Williams
- Author Cormac McCarthy
ICYMI on FYA
In this week’s Stream It, Sarah was not ready for the final (fourth) season of FYA Fave Never Have I Ever.
In this week’s Book Reports:
- Brian reviewed Diana Urban’s Lying in the Deep, which was an entertaining murder-at-sea mystery with some unbelievable aspects.
- Scout Luna reviewed Amy Zhang’s The Cartographers, an introspective novel that she loved.
- And I reviewed Mary Pascual’s The Byways, an Alice in Wonderland-inspired book that was a little too unsettling to be enjoyed fully.
Book-Related Things
Great for Pride (and all-year-round), here are 27 sapphic romances written by Black authors.
And a list of 40 of the best LGBTQ+ novels to read “right now.” (From Reader’s Digest, of all places.)
“Can Reading Make You Happier?”
Here’s an interview with Ellie Marney about her new book, Some Shall Break (which I hope to review soon!).
“Do Gamers Read? The Pros and (Joy-)Cons of Gaming Life in Books.”
Is TikTok creating a “spicy book renaissance“?
GLAAD has created a “guide for communities to defeat book ban attempts.”
Onscreen Things
Jason Momoa absolutely killed it in Fast X, and here’s a collection of tweets that confirm it.
Here’s an exclusive look at the Red, White, and Royal Blue movie and a photoshoot with the stars. (And here’s our review of the book.)
“Who Gets to Write Happily Ever Afters in Historical Romance?”
XO, Kitty is getting a second season.
Outlander and The Summer I Turned Pretty are on this list of best book-to-film adaptations. (Shadowhunters and The Vampire Diaries are among the worst.)
Social Media Things
I will never not love the Avengers cast. Their press junkets are second-to-none.
At the intersection of our interests is Twilight Barbie insta.
Miscellaneous Things
They’re not wrong: “50 years after release, Disney’s Robin Hood is still a life-changing furry phenomenon.”
This is a great profile of actor Walton Goggins.
Theo James and Brett Goldstein, having a chat. We cannot.
What’d we miss? Add your fave distractions of the week in the comments.
